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Formulating and Solving Complex Minerals Industry Optimisation Problems û A Systems Approach to Complex Systems ProblemsThe paper provides an overview of the development and content of APCOM symposia since their inception in 1961. This development is set within the context of the academic environment in which much of t
Sep 26, 2011
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An integrated and balanced approach to developing pre-concentration technologies across the mining value chainBy G J. Wilkie, P A. Revell
The R&D landscape for ore pre-concentration technologies within mining is characterised by the development of individual technologies and point solutions. This presents METS and mining companies with
Nov 10, 2020
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Raise bore stability and risk assessment empirical database updateBy A Penney, M J. Pascoe, R M. Stephenson
The empirical McCracken and Stacey stability and risk assessment method has been in use for more than 20 years to assess geotechnical stability issues for raise bored shafts. The methodology has been
Nov 30, 2018
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The Basement Contact Zone at Mount Isa - Its Impact on Rock Mechanics and Mine Design PhilisophyBy Struthers M. A
The basement contact zone, a major fault structure underlying the copper orebodies at Mount Isa, has a significant influence on orebody extraction. The zone is comprised of a variety of weak, barren l
Jan 1, 1990
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Bauxite Residues ù A High Volume ResourceBy E Jamieson
For a number of years, Alcoa World Alumina Australia (Alcoa) has been investigating opportunities to produce economically viable products from bauxite residues. Three of these potential products are d
Jan 1, 2004
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Setting Best Practice: FIFO at the Mount Keith ConcentratorBy S O. Hille
Modern remote mining operations in Australia are more commonly trending towards fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) sites. This trend is driven by numerous factors including increased business centralisation, reduc
Jan 1, 2002
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Translating the Challenges of Sustainability and Eco-Efficiency into Improved Business Performance at Newmont OperationsBy A J. Minns
This paper addresses the question: how can the minerals industry remain viable; viable in the sense that we are able to access land for exploration and discovery, we are able to develop and operate mi
Jan 1, 2004
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Introduction of the Robbins Mobile Miner to Mount Isa Mines LimitedBy Neill T. J, Howarth D. F, Malcolm J. McPhersqn
For many years Isa Mine has seen the need for a continuous mining machine which will economically cut hard rock. Tunnel borers are unsuitable due to the size and inflexibility of the machine and t
Jan 1, 1986
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Implementation of the BIOX® process at the Runruno Gold projectBy J A. van Niekerk, J G. Jardine, J W. Olivier
The Runruno Gold Project is located on the island of Luzon, approximately 200 miles north of Manilla in the Philippines. The mine is an open cut operation and uses the proven BIOX® and carbon-in-
Sep 11, 2017
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Wallaby - The Horizontally Challenged OpportunityBarrick Gold Granny Smith Mine is currently undergoing conversion from an open cut operation to an underground mine at the Wallaby deposit. The underground project commenced in 2005 with the developme
Jan 1, 2008
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The Manufacture and Microscopic Examination of ShovelsIn the early ages man contented himself with the use of such tools and appliances as would assist him in the enlightenment of his labours. With the advancement of science, numerous motives, with modif
Jan 1, 1926
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Uncovering the Mineral Wealth of New South Wales - The Discovery 2000 InitiativeIn July 1994 the Premier, John Fahey MP, announced that the New South Wales Government would make available a total of $40 million over six years in new funding for the Department of Mineral Resour
Jan 1, 1995
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Cloning and Expression of Thiocyanate Resistance Genes in Iron/Sulphur Oxidising BacteriaBy M Wilkes, C-Q Liu
Microbial oxidation of refractory sulphide ores (particularly gold and copper ores) are well-established techniques that are increasingly employed because of their low capital and operating costs and
Jan 1, 2002
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The Application and Economic Benefits of Blasthole Drill Monitors in Coal MinesBy Vynne J. F
Drill monitors for rotary blasthole drills have been available to the mining industry since the 1970s. The early monitors were pen strip chart recorders that were developed for the oil drilling ind
Jan 1, 1995
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Automated, online measurement of bulk material size distribution on conveyor using 3D profile imaging at Boliden MinesBy M J. Thurley, L Lindqvist, D Degerfeldt, J Nyström, R Nordenskjöld
Rock breakage is a major component of all mining and mineral processing operations with the particle size distribution linked to productivity through the comminution chain. Optimisation and automatic
Aug 29, 2018
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Filter-PressingTHE filter-press, which has done so much for the successful treatment of the sulpho-telluride ores of Kalgoorlie, has a serious rival in the vacuum process, and this paper is written with a view to ar
Jan 1, 1910
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Storys Creek Remediation ProgramBy J Miedecke
A metalliferous mine has operated at Storys Creek from the 1890s to 1979. Storys Creek drains from a pristine catchment and National Park and remains as the most degraded stream from historic mining i
Jan 1, 2003
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Lessons Learnt from Mine ExplosionsBy H R. Phillips
During the 1980s and early 1990s, the South African coal industry experienced a series of methane explosions in which well over 200 coal miners lost their lives. In addition, a fire and an explosion i
Aug 31, 2015
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Take 5 – hero or villainBy M Hassall, E Humphries
Personal risk assessment processes, also known as Take 5 or SLAM (Stop, Look, Assess, Manage) have been utilised in high hazard industries for over 30 years. However, there is limited research to unde
Apr 16, 2024
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Strategic Decision-making in Mining – Business Optimisation Using Flexible Evaluation ModelsBy B E. Hall, D B. Kahler
"'Optimisation' has become a catchcry among many mining companies looking to tell the market how mining businesses will be improved and shareholder value increased. Consequently, the term 'optimisatio
Mar 8, 2016